Stanley is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Stanley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanley, ~7% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanley leans more Republican than 39 of 45 neighbors.
Stanley runs about 58 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stanley. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Stanley leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Stanley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Stanley drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stanley sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Stanley, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stanley looks the way it does
Turnout in Stanley sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hunter, LA R+70
- Logansport, LA R+45
- Longstreet, LA R+71
- Joaquin, TX R+69
- Lula, LA R+63
- Jackson, TX R+82
- Campti, TX R+75
- Catuna, LA R+52
- South Mansfield, LA D+39
- Union Springs, LA R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Palo Alto, PA R+34
- Lyons Falls, NY R+52
- Chancellor, SD R+53
- Saragossa, AL R+87
- Skipwith, VA R+28
- Napoleon, ND R+74
- Coolwell, VA R+44
- Mainsville, PA R+58
- Ashton, WV R+62
- Richmond, WI R+28
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.